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Household of William Sumption (born 1841, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Sumption and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sumption, born in 1841 in Chardstock, Dorset, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sumption, born in 1843 in Otterford, Somerset, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1867 in Otterford, Somerset, England), Lavinia (born 1865 in Otterford, Somerset, England), Ellen (born 1869 in Otterford, Somerset, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Otterford, Somerset, England), Walter (born 1875 in Otterford, Somerset, England), Mary A (born 1877 in Otterford, Somerset, England), Frank (born 1878 in Otterford, Somerset, England) and Bessie (born 1880 in Otterford, Somerset, England).


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William Sumption's household

Male

William

Sumption

Head
Female

Mary A

Sumption

Wife
Male

William

Sumption

Son
Female

Lavinia

Sumption

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sumption

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Sumption

Son
Male

Walter

Sumption

Son
Female

Mary A

Sumption

Daughter
Male

Frank

Sumption

Son
Female

Bessie

Sumption

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sumption
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Chardstock, Dorset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sumption

Head

Married

40

1841

Chardstock, Dorset, England

Mary A

Sumption

Wife

Married

38

1843

Otterford, Somerset, England

William

Sumption

Son

Single

14

1867

Otterford, Somerset, England

Lavinia

Sumption

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Otterford, Somerset, England

Ellen

Sumption

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Otterford, Somerset, England

Arthur

Sumption

Son

Single

8

1873

Otterford, Somerset, England

Walter

Sumption

Son

Single

6

1875

Otterford, Somerset, England

Mary A

Sumption

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Otterford, Somerset, England

Frank

Sumption

Son

Single

3

1878

Otterford, Somerset, England

Bessie

Sumption

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Otterford, Somerset, England

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